Top US diplomat Blinken due in Saudi Arabia within days
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia next week, his first trip to the kingdom since Tehran and Riyadh agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.
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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Warring Sudanese Factions
The measures came a day after Sudan’s military pulled out of peace talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah that aimed to stop the fighting.
Jordan’s crown prince cements status with glitzy wedding to Saudi architect
Celebrities and UK royals watch Prince Hussein marry Rajwa Alseif in marriage seen to secure succession and boost state tiesJordan’s monarchy has cemented the role of its 28-year-old crown prince with a wedding attended by global royalty, including Bri…
Young Saudi woman sentenced to more than 30 years in prison over tweets on human rights
A Saudi woman has been sentenced to more than three decades in prison for anonymously tweeting about political prisoners, women’s rights and unemployment in the kingdom, the UK-based rights group Alqst has told Middle East Eye.
Saudi Arabia executes two Bahrainis over terror charges
Saudi Arabia has executed two Bahrainis convicted of “plotting terrorist operations”, the Saudi Interior Ministry has announced, raising the number of similar executions to nine this month.
FT: Saudi Arabia in talks to join BRICS bank
The New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS group of major emerging economies is currently in talks with Saudi Arabia on admitting the kingdom as its tenth member, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
Saudi team in Syria to discuss reopening of embassy
A Saudi technical team arrived in Syria on Saturday to discuss the reopening of Riyadh’s embassy in Damascus, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
Austrade forum to promote links with oil giant Saudi Aramco condemned by activists
Environmental groups say the event in Perth to court the biggest polluting oil company of all time is ‘akin to a joint trade show with a tobacco major’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, …
Second Edition of India-Saudi Joint Naval Exercise Al Mohed Al Hindi 23 Concludes
Riyadh: The second edition of India-Saudi Joint Naval Exercise Al Mohed Al Hindi 23 concluded on Thursday.In the five-day exercise, Indian Naval Aircraft Dornier and Saudi Air component participated, according to a tweet by the Indian Embassy in Riyadh.The Indian Navy, in an official statement, stated that INS Tarkash and INS Subhadra and IN Dornier, Maritime Patrol Aircraft arrived at Al Jubail,
Russian weapons manufacturers hosted at Saudi trade event
Companies with direct links to Russian military set to attend, which is likely to heighten tensions with USRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesSeven sanctioned Russian companies, including a manufacturer of military helicopters deployed in the war …